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07/18 21:41 CDT Kyle Stowers hits 2-run walk-off homer in 10th to give the
Marlins an 8-7 win over the Royals
Kyle Stowers hits 2-run walk-off homer in 10th to give the Marlins an 8-7 win
over the Royals
By ALANIS THAMES
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and
finished with three hits as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals
8-7 on Friday night.
Stowers had already tied a Marlins franchise record with his fourth home run in
two games when he hit a three-run shot in the first inning. After Miami had
built --- then squandered --- a 5-0 lead, the first-time All-Star followed with
the biggest swing of the game against Carlos Estvez (4-3) that sent the
winning shot 394 feet to right field.
Stowers went 3 for 5 and reached base in his first two at-bats to extend his
on-base streak to 10 plate appearances, also tying a club record.
Adam Frazier entered as a pinch-hitter in the 10th and drove in automatic
runner Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr, who had reached on an infield single.
Frazier doubled to right off Lake Bachar (5-0) to give Kansas City the lead
entering the bottom half.
In the Marlins' 10th, Agustn Ramrez drove in automatic runner Derek Hill with
a single before Stowers' walk-off.
Kansas City had erased a five-run deficit with a four-run fourth against Sandy
Alcantara, the 2022 Cy Young Award winner who hasn't quite returned to form
since missing the 2024 season due to Tommy John surgery.
Alcantara gave up hits to three of the first four batters he faced in the
inning. John Rave then went deep off the Marlins veteran for his first major
league home run, pulling his team within a run.
Rave hit the tying homer in the ninth off Calvin Faucher to send the game to
extra innings.
Key moment Stowers' walk-off in the 10th was the second walk-off homer of his career.
Key stat Miami has seven walk-off victories this season.
Up next RHP Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.74) starts the second game of the series for the Royals against Marlins RHP Cal Quantrill (3-8, 5.62). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment Stowers' walk-off in the 10th was the second walk-off homer of his career.
Key stat Miami has seven walk-off victories this season.
Up next RHP Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.74) starts the second game of the series for the Royals against Marlins RHP Cal Quantrill (3-8, 5.62). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
